Comments on: PRIDE rules

By: NoCalMike

NoCalMike — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:06:13 +0000

To me that is one flaw of the UFC’s rules. It kind of neuters the striking game once the fight hits the ground, or once one of the fighters is on the ground.

This has led to various fighters going with the “lay & pray” strategy, of just taking a fighter down via double or single leg take down, and simply hold them down for as long as they can, which will always give them the judgment .

By: eJiuJitsu » Joe Rogan Likes Strikeforce & PRIDE Rules

eJiuJitsu » Joe Rogan Likes Strikeforce & PRIDE Rules — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:02:58 +0000

[...] Joe’s thoughts on PRIDE and their infamous rules: There was something extra special about those fights. Part of it was that they were in Japan, and their culture is so much different than ours. The pageantry of the event was off the charts – giant video screen entrances that really built up the hype, and rules that were quite different than we have here. [...]

By: MMA Pound 4 Pound Champ » Joe Rogan Likes Strikeforce & PRIDE Rules

MMA Pound 4 Pound Champ » Joe Rogan Likes Strikeforce & PRIDE Rules — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:02:18 +0000

By: Joe Rogan Likes Strikeforce & PRIDE Rules

Joe Rogan Likes Strikeforce & PRIDE Rules — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:40:23 +0000

By: JeffTilDeath

JeffTilDeath — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:12:48 +0000

Let’s not forget knees to the head of a grounded opponent. They allowed those, they were awesome and they weren’t as brutal as the headstomps or soccer kicks.

Legalize knees to the head of a grounded opponent!

By: biteyourself

biteyourself — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:45:45 +0000

I cried at Pride 34 when that Ramones track came on. I fucking cried.

By: Hypocalking

Hypocalking — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:37:52 +0000

Pride was so much more special than the UFC. It just had such an allure and mystic that the UFC hasn’t really had since the beginning of it’s shows. In a way Pride going out kind of made a martyr out of it’s self.
Stomps to the head really aren’t any different than a punch or kick to the head, the only difference being I guess is it doesn’t require as much skill.

By: Joe Rogan Blogs About PRIDE Rules « MMA Planet

Joe Rogan Blogs About PRIDE Rules « MMA Planet — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:35:51 +0000

[...] Joe Rogan’s blog: I can kind of see where he’s coming from. At least the fights that take place in the UFC under [...]

By: Rutajit

Rutajit — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:39:22 +0000

I always enjoyed listening to Lenne Hardt do her thing. Bruce Buffer is amazing and irreplaceable but it would be cool to hear her introduce the fighters at the beginning of the event like she did in Pride.

By: Joe Rogan's NEW Blog (PRIDE Rules Discussed) - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums

Joe Rogan's NEW Blog (PRIDE Rules Discussed) - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:34:04 +0000

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By: TheUprightMan83

TheUprightMan83 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:12:50 +0000

Carlos Newton vs Kazushi Sakuraba is a fight that always makes me smile. It’s probably my favorite ever and it’s not really that brutal.

But yeah, good times. Something about the crowd shutting up and enjoying the fight made it that much more awesome too. The audience seemed to know that two trained badasses were in the ring fighting and that demanded respect. Rampage mentioned this a few times when he came over to the UFC.

You couldn’t have a roundless, to-the-end battle between Royce Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba (just because) now without the crowd ruining the whole experience with their faggy attention spans.

By: rob.g.pugh

rob.g.pugh — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:43:37 +0000

I was pretty sure that Pride [and the rest of Japan - K1, Shooto, etc] didn’t allow standup elbows either? Or am I misremembering?